Sampling system for power generators
US3972225A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 19, 1973 |
| Grant date | Aug 3, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 1993 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N1/2214
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sampling system monitors a gas stream of a power generator and automatically samples the gas stream if its characteristics indicate that a material in the power generator is being thermally degraded. A gas stream monitoring device generates a first signal if it detects degradation occurring. A time-delay relay determines whether the first signal is continuous, and if it is the relay acts to prevent the monitor from monitoring the gas stream. If the first signal then terminates, a second signal is generated which activates an alarm and permits gas to flow into a sampling device. The sampling device has three sections which collect large particles, small particulates, and vapors and gases. The products collected can be analyzed to determine which material in the power generator was thermally degraded.
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